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Franklin Township, NJ
Breaking News
18-Year-Old Driver Ejected In Route 287 Crash Faces Long Road To Recovery
The 18-year-old driver ejected in a Route 287 crash over the weekend is facing a long road to recovery. Kamil D. Nowak, of Rockaway, was heading south in the express lanes when his Infiniti ran off the road to the left and struck multiple trees around 1:25 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 12 in Bridgewater, New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. Nowak was ejected and rushed to the hospital, where he has remained since and undergone multiple surgeries, according a GoFundMe campaign. The campaign says Nowak will face a long road to recovery. Click here to donate.
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Fordham Grad Trades Corporate Gig For Bergen County Bakeshop
Baking has always made sense to Despina Kontomanolis. It's methodical, scientific, and she knew if she followed the steps meticulously, she'd get exactly the product she wanted. Baking proved to be imperative to the 36-year-old New Milford after she graduated from Fordham Business School, and began working in the corporate world in 2009. "I felt like my soul was dying," Kontomanolis said. "I was feeling like I wasn't living up to my full potential because I wasn't getting pleasure out of selling insurance or writing up leases." In 2015, she quit her corporate gig at the urging of friends…
Newark, NJ
Breaking News
NJ Man Had Help From Brother Hiding Ex's Body In Chemical Filled Trash Bags, Jury Finds
A Newark man was convicted of stalking and killing his ex-girlfriend in 2018 before trying to disintegrate her remains by keeping them in garbage bags filled with chemicals, authorities announced. The man's brother was also convicted of trying to hide the body. A history of domestic violence including strangulation and aggravated assault led up to the harrowing moment Gualberto Lebron, now 37, killed Julia Vega, a mom of three, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II said. During one incident, Vega escaped the apartment where her children were, and was chased outs…
Franklin Township, NJ
Breaking News
27-Year-Old Man Killed In Route 78 Crash
A 27-year-old man from Hillsborough died in a crash on Route 78 Monday, Feb. 13, authorities said. Sebastian Hofmann was heading east in a Dodge pickup truck when he struck a Tesla around 10:10 p.m. in Warren Township, New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. The Tesla crossed the roadway to the left and struck a metal guardrail in impact while the Dodge ran off the road to the left and struck several trees and overturned. Hofmann was ejected and killed. The crash remains under investigation.
Hamilton Township, NJ
Breaking News
Michigan State Shooter Has NJ Ties, Previous Gun Offense
The 43-year-old gunman who killed three students and wounded five at Michigan State University before turning the gun on himself Monday, Feb. 13 appears to have New Jersey ties. The shooter was identified by MSU Interim Deputy Chief Chris Rozman as Anthony McRae. According to a report by the New York Post and her obituary, McRae's late mother was born and lived in Trenton. Screenshots of McRae's Facebook profile circulating on Twitter show he listed Trenton as his hometown. McRae also apparently had local ties to one town in Mercer County, authorities said. All 3 who were killed were M…
Hamilton Township, NJ
Your Community
Accused MSU Shooter Had Note In Pocket Threatening Ewing Schools: Police
Ewing schools on Tuesday, Feb. 14, as a note with threats to two area schools was found in the pocket of accused Michigan State University killer Anthony McRae, police said. Officers will be deployed to all public and private schools while the threat is investigated. See attached Press Release regarding a school threat leading to the closing of Ewing Public Schools today. Posted by Ewing Police Department on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 "The safety and security of our students is always paramount," police said. "This action is being done out of an abundance of caution. Please do not call…
Jersey City, NJ
Breaking News
Crash Closes Portion Of NJ Turnpike In Elizabeth
Twenty-five people were hospitalized in a crash involving a New Jersey Transit bus on the New Jersey Turnpike early Tuesday, Feb. 14, authorities said. A No. 139 line bus fro Lakewood was heading to Port Authority with 29 customers on board when it was involved in a collision with a Mack and a Freightliner around 7:30 a.m. near Interchange 13 in Elizabeth, NJT officials said. The 25 occupants transported to area hospitals suffered non life-threatening injuries while four refused medical attention. No further details were available.
Jersey City, NJ
Your Community
Fighting Parents With Taser, Handgun Lock Down Jersey City Schools: Police
A trio of fighting parents including one who deployed a Taser and another who had a handgun caused two Jersey City schools to go into lockdown early Monday, Feb. 13, authorities said. School No. 3 and Middle School No. 4 on Bright Street went into lockdown around 8:30 a.m., when one woman deployed the Taser, city spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace Scalcione said. The male parent, who showed a handgun, was gone upon police arrival but later arrested in Hoboken on charges of causing or risking widespread injury or damage; aggravated assault; unlawful weapon possession; possession of a weapon; …
Franklin Township, NJ
Breaking News
NJ Man In Bathroom For Suspicious Amount Of Time Found With Heroin, Cocaine: Prosecutor
Police conducting a welfare check on a 45-year-old Somerset County man who had been in the bathroom for too long was found with 13 wax folds of heroin, a small amount of cocaine and a glass pipe, authorities said. A Route 202 business called police on Tuesday, Feb. 7 to check on a man — later identified as James A. Michael of Branchburg — who had been in the bathroom for more than an hour around 8:55 p.m., Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. That's when they found Michael, who had an outstanding warrant out of Middlesex County for failure to appear in court. Michael was …
Jersey City, NJ
Breaking News
Customer Denied Last Call Backs Car Into Jersey City Workers, Building: Police
A disgruntled customer denied last call at a bar in Jersey City got into an SUV and then backed it into employees, authorities said. Two employees at Taqueria Downtown on Grove Street were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries in the Saturday night, Feb. 11 accident, Jersey City spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione said. View this post on Instagram A post shared by HudPost (@hudpost) The incident began just before 11 p.m., after the bar had already announced last call. The customer got upset and started yelling at the worker. The…
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